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SUDDENLY MOTHS - pdf Score and mp3

While fretting over the final movement of my Visions suite, I decided to go ahead and do the score layout for the Suddenly Moths movement. I thought it might make a good read for anyone interested in some of my orchestration technique. Several of you had commented on the woodwind writing in this piece, so feel free to analyze and tear it apart here. When doing the layout, I noticed a problem with the harp part pedaling, and had to change a few notes here and there... take a look at the crazy enharmonic spellings on page 17!

Some of this goes by at a pretty good clip, so get your page-turning hand warmed up.

Re: SUDDENLY MOTHS - pdf Score and mp3

I just took a look at the pdf file, and am worried about getting it to appear correctly. I'm using Scansoft PDF Create 3, and no matter what options I use, some of the notes seem vertically a little off. For example, the very first note in the first flute is a D#, but is low enough to almost look like a C#! It only seems to affect random parts of the score.

If anyone wants to see this score as it was intended and has Sibelius 3 or later, send me a PM, and I'll be happy to email you the .sib file. Better yet, if anyone knows how to get Scansoft to make a more accurate pdf file from Sibelius, please let me know! I've tried every setting I could find.

---------------------------------------------------------------------Edit: Everything is fine now... the file has been saved, thanks to David!
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Re: SUDDENLY MOTHS - pdf Score and mp3

Originally Posted by etLux

Jamie, when you print out from this PDF how does it look? My printer's down at the moment, so I cannot check that.

It looks off. Notes at certain staff lines seem to be more affected than others. The top two lines as well as anything on the first couple of ledger lines above seem most affected. I'm starting to think it's just PDF Create's fault. I can't find any information online on either their or Sibelius' site about this problem.

My only other option seems to be to save as a graphic, but that will be extra work, and mean a large file.

Re: SUDDENLY MOTHS - pdf Score and mp3

Originally Posted by Skysaw

It looks off. Notes at certain staff lines seem to be more affected than others. The top two lines as well as anything on the first couple of ledger lines above seem most affected. I'm starting to think it's just PDF Create's fault. I can't find any information online on either their or Sibelius' site about this problem.

My only other option seems to be to save as a graphic, but that will be extra work, and mean a large file.

And the logical next question... how does it print directly from Sibelius?

Re: SUDDENLY MOTHS - pdf Score and mp3

BINGO!! That did the trick! If you're ever near Northern VA/DC, give me a call... I owe you dinner!

I've now uploaded the updated pdf file for all to see. I actually did a lot of research when looking for a good pdf converter. I guess none of the reviewers tried out Sibelius with it. Deskpdf is cheaper to boot.

Re: SUDDENLY MOTHS - pdf Score and mp3

Originally Posted by Skysaw

BINGO!! That did the trick! If you're ever near Northern VA/DC, give me a call... I owe you dinner!

I've now uploaded the updated pdf file for all to see. I actually did a lot of research when looking for a good pdf converter. I guess none of the reviewers tried out Sibelius with it. Deskpdf is cheaper to boot.

LOL... dinner? For the number of copies of deskPDF I've sold for them,they should be buying me dinner.